Tamil Nadu CM Vijay distributes cakes and cards to school students
Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay launched a statewide programme to mark Children's Day by distributing cakes and greeting cards to students.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay distributed cakes and greeting cards to students at the Madumanagar Chennai Corporation School in Kolathur on Friday. The event marked the launch of a statewide celebration for Children's Day in government and aided schools, according to reports from Deccan Chronicle and The Hindu.
The state government distributed 61,84,566 pieces of 45-gram cakes to students, teachers, and staff at a cost of Rs 9.27 crore. The Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation procured the cakes, which were also distributed in districts including Mayiladuthurai, Salem, Thanjavur, Madurai, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruchi, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, the Nilgiris, Erode, Namakkal, and Karur.
In addition to the cakes, sweet pongal was distributed to 1,111,022 children aged between two and six at anganwadi centres. The Chief Minister also visited the Chennai Middle School in his Perambur constituency, where he distributed cakes and cards to 537 students and sweet pongal to 40 children at anganwadi centres.
The greeting cards provided to the children featured the message, 'All is well, be confident,' alongside Children's Day wishes. The celebrations were held a day ahead of the official November 14 date because the holiday falls on a Saturday this year.
Other officials, including Minister A Rajmohan and Speaker J C D Prabhakar, participated in the celebrations across the state. In Vellore, District Collector P.S. Leela Alex handed over cakes and greeting cards to school students.